Mallworld

TitleMallworld
Year for Search1981
AuthorsSucharitkul, Somtow [Papinian](b. 1952)
Secondary AuthorsStine, Hank
Date Published1981
PublisherDonning
Place PublishedNorfolk, VA
KeywordsMale author, Thai author, US author
Annotation

A collection of related stories about Mallworld, which is a mall thirty kilometers long with some 20,000 shops that was sent into an alternate universe by aliens who are studying the human race.

Additional Publishers

Rev. ed. without the illus. [New York]: Tor, 1984. Later editions were published as The Ultimate Mallworld. Atlanta, GA: Meisha Merlin Press, 2000; and The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld. Illus. Karl Kofoed. Bangkok, Thailand/Los Angeles, CA: Diplodocus Press, 2013 with “Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate” by Somtow (unpaged). Parts were originally published as “A Day in Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 3.10 (20) (October 1979): 74-95 (1-22). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (15-44); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (15-42); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (15-41); “Sing a Song of Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 4.7 (29) (July 1980): 28-53 (23-50). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (46-81); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (43-78); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (43-74); “The Vampire of Mallworld.” Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic 27.12 (May 1981): 22-? (51-77). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (83-118); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (79-113); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (79-110); “Rabid in Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 4.6 (29) (June 1980): 20-44 (78-102). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (119-51); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (115-45); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (115-43); “Mallworld Graffiti.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 5.9 (43) (August 31, 1981): 130-65 (103-36). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (153-204); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (147-91); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (147-89); “The Dark Side of Mallworld.” Illus Stephen Fabian. Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 5.11 (45) (October 26, 1981): 138-68 (139-71). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (205-48); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (193-230); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (193-30). “The Jaws of Mallworld” is original to the first version (172-94). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (249-84); in The Ultimate Mallworld (235-64 with pages 281-84/rev. on 263-64); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (235-64). The Ultimate Mall World adds “A Mall and the Gneiss Visitors.” Rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (269-92); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (269-92); “Bug-eyed in Mallworld” (297-330); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (297-330). See also “The Mallworld Falcon.” In The Ultimate Alien. Ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt, and Keith R. A. DeCandido (New York: Dell/A Byron Preiss Book, 1995), 41-73. 

Illustration

Illus. Karl Kofoed

Holding Institutions

Merril

Author Note

The author (b. 1952) was born in Thailand and currently lives both there and in the U.S.

Full Text

1981 Sucharitkul, Somtow [Papinian] (b. 1952). Mallworld. Illus. Karl Kofoed. Ed. Hank Stine. Norfolk, VA: Donning, 1981 but published in 1982. Rev. ed. without the illus. [New York]: Tor, 1984. Later editions were published as The Ultimate Mallworld. Atlanta, GA: Meisha Merlin Press, 2000; and The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld. Illus. Karl Kofoed. Bangkok, Thailand/Los Angeles, CA: Diplodocus Press, 2013 with “Ultimate, Ultimate, Ultimate” by Somtow (unpaged). Parts were originally published as “A Day in Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 3.10 (20) (October 1979): 74-95 (1-22). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (15-44); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (15-42); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (15-41); “Sing a Song of Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 4.7 (29) (July 1980): 28-53 (23-50). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (46-81); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (43-78); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (43-74); “The Vampire of Mallworld.” Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic 27.12 (May 1981): 22-? (51-77). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (83-118); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (79-113); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (79-110); “Rabid in Mallworld.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 4.6 (29) (June 1980): 20-44 (78-102). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (119-51); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (115-45); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (115-43); “Mallworld Graffiti.” Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 5.9 (43) (August 31, 1981): 130-65 (103-36). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (153-204); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (147-91); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (147-89); “The Dark Side of Mallworld.” Illus. Stephen Fabian. Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine 5.11 (45) (October 26, 1981): 138-68 (139-71). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (205-48); rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (193-230); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (193-30). “The Jaws of Mallworld” is original to the first version (172-94). Rpt. in the 1984 Mallworld (249-84); in The Ultimate Mallworld (235-64 with pages 281-84/rev. on 263-64); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (235-64). The Ultimate Mall World adds “A Mall and the Gneiss Visitors.” Rpt. in The Ultimate Mallworld (269-92); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (269-92); “Bug-eyed in Mallworld” (297-330); rpt. in The Ultimate, Ultimate Mallworld (297-330). See also “The Mallworld Falcon.” In The Ultimate Alien. Ed. Byron Preiss, John Betancourt, and Keith R. A. DeCandido (New York: Dell/A Byron Preiss Book, 1995), 41-73. DLC, Merril

A collection of related stories about Mallworld, which is a mall thirty kilometers long with some 20,000 shops that was sent into an alternate universe by aliens who are studying the human race. The author was born in Thailand and currently lives both there and in the U.S.